Ebola Virus Disease
Risk Assessment for Mortuary Settings
This is to help assess bodies in mortuary settings.
A person who dies in Nigeria is very unlikely to have Ebola Virus Disease unless they
have been in contact with an Ebola patient.
If a person has been in contact with an Ebola patient they will be advised to stay
home and not attend work for 21 days after the contact. If the person does not
develop symptoms after 21 days, this means they do not have Ebola and they are
not a risk to anyone else.
A person who has had Ebola Virus Disease and is discharged from hospital can return
to work. After discharge they are Ebola free and not a risk to other people. They
pose no risk to themselves or other people.
Did the person die of a fever?
YES to any question NO
Ask the next questions: Continue as usual
Did the person have Ebola Virus Disease?
Is the person known to have been in contact with an Ebola patient?
Did the person travel to Guinea, Liberia or Sierra Leone in the last 21 days?
YES to any question: NO to both questions
Immediate assessment is needed Continue as usual
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While waiting for the expert team to arrive, the body should be separated from
other people and staff.
Protect yourself by not touching the body.
Standard precautions should be applied (these are basic good hygiene measures
including hand washing, appropriate use of protective clothing, and environmental
cleaning that should be practiced).
Do not discriminate against people who have Ebola.
Communities should not discriminate against those who are sick with Ebola. Once
Ebola patients recover and are discharged from the Treatment Centre, they can no
longer spread the virus. It is safe to touch and hug them. They can resume their
normal activities.
People who have been in contact with Ebola patients and do not develop the
symptoms after the monitoring period of 21 days is over, are Ebola free.
Please get the right information and always remember to protect yourself and your
loved ones.